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Video: Sword And Fairy 6: A Chinese delight

April 12, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Sword And Fairy 6 doesn’t have the world’s best production values. It’s not the best made game, either – in fact, it’s a bit of a mess. And yet, I found it utterly compelling. Coming from China, it’s a rare example of a Chinese RPG that…

It’s always a good day when Spiderweb Software announces a new title

April 12, 2019

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News by Matt S. One of the true veterans of the indie development space, Jeff Vogel and his development studio, Spiderweb Software, has been plugging away for decades now, creating ultra-low budget, fully-featured RPGs, such as Avernum and Avadon. Related reading: An interview with Vogel on DDNet, from way, way…

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April 11, 2019

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News by Matt S. Not long ago, Square Enix released an in-depth developer diary, looking at Final Fantasy IX, which had just been released on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch at the time. Now, backing that up, the company has done the same with Final Fantasy VII, which was recently…

Review: The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa (Nintendo Switch)

April 11, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I would never have expected a game that looks like a love letter to River City Ransom, and is about school gangs beating up on one another, would offer up such meaningful insights about the existential dread that many face going through their teenage years. But…

Review: Generation Zero (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 11, 2019

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Review by James T. Generation Zero brings to mind a festival I once attended which was evacuated overnight due to heavy rainfall. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the memo and awoke from my tent to a scene as close to an apocalyptic event as I can imagine. An eerie, desolate landscape…

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April 10, 2019

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News by Matt S. Koch Media France made a little (big) mistake, sending out a tweet and video announcing the western localisation of Utawarerumono Zan. Previously unannounced, it seems likely that this is a NISA project (as Koch is NISA’s publisher in France), and that means that an announcement that…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, April 11, 2019

April 10, 2019

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News by Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee…

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April 10, 2019

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Video by Matt S. I like discovering new sports. Rarely, a video game will actually be my intro to a sport I haven’t head of. That’s happened this week, because eCrossminton introduced me to crossminton – a sport I didn’t even know existed. This is one very low-budget, niche sports…

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April 10, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Zanki Zero: Last Beginning wants you to believe that it’s different to the Danganronpa series, despite being made by the same narrative and creative team. It positions itself as a dungeon crawler; something a lot more active and game-y than the aforementioned visual novel torture trilogy.…

Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation is coming to the west in June!

April 9, 2019

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News by Matt S. One of the Idea Factory games I’m looking forward to the most is Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation: a “romantic visual novel” based on a brilliantly fanservicey anime franchise. And now we have confirmation that it’s coming soon to the west! It releases on PlayStation 4…

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